Chabad Lubavitch of Serbia
Chabad-Lubavitch in Serbia: Chabad Serbia in Belgrade, founded by Rabbi Yehoshua Kaminetzky, whose centre on Kneza Miloša Street opened in 2016 with the city's first ritual bath since the Second World War
| Chabad Lubavitch of Serbia
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Jewish religious organisation (Chabad-Lubavitch) |
| Founded | 12 September 2016 (Belgrade centre opened) |
| Founder(s) | Yehoshua Kaminetzky |
| Headquarters | Belgrade (11000) |
| Location | Belgrade |
| Area served | Serbia |
| Services | Jewish centre, ritual bath (mikveh), Shabbat meals for visitors, kosher food |
| Key people | Yehoshua and Miri Kaminetzky |
| Website | https://chabad.rs |
| Remarks | Operates as Chabad Serbia (Chabad-Lubavitch of Serbia) |
Chabad Lubavitch of Serbia, which operates as Chabad Serbia, is the Chabad-Lubavitch mission in Serbia, based in Belgrade and led by Rabbi Yehoshua Kaminetzky and his wife, Miri.[1] It is the only Chabad centre in the country listed by the movement's headquarters.[2]
History
Lubavitch.com, the movement's headquarters site, reported in August 2008 that a Chabad representative had moved from Israel to Belgrade earlier that summer to serve the city's growing Israeli population; the same report described two rabbinical students sent that summer to teach in Jewish communities across Serbia and Bosnia.[3]
On 12 September 2016 the Jewish centre "Chabad Serbia" at 61 Kneza Miloša Street in Belgrade was officially opened. Diplomacy&Commerce reported that the opening was attended by representatives of Serbian government ministries, the City of Belgrade, the diplomatic corps and the Jewish Community of Belgrade, that it was the first centre of the Chabad-Lubavitch organisation in Serbia, and that it brought Belgrade its first Jewish ritual bath since the Second World War. It named Kaminetzky (spelt "Kaminecki") as the centre's founder.[4]
Centres
Chabad headquarters lists one centre in Serbia, Chabad-Lubavitch of Serbia, in Belgrade, postcode district 11000, led by Yehoshua and Miri Kaminetzky.[1]
See also
- Chabad-Lubavitch movement
- Chabad Lubavitch of Croatia
- Chabad Lubavitch of Montenegro
- Chabad Lubavitch of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chabad-Lubavitch of Serbia", Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters (lubavitch.com), accessed 23 October 2026.
- ↑ "Serbia", Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters (lubavitch.com) centres directory, accessed 23 October 2026.
- ↑ Rebecca Rosenthal, "In Serbia, Bosnia, Jewish Numbers Dwindling, Say Chabad Rabbis", Lubavitch.com, 28 August 2008.
- ↑ Žikica Milošević, "Chabad Serbia Opened", Diplomacy&Commerce, 13 September 2016.